Dancer in the Dark vs GoodFellas

GoodFellas has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.9/10 for Dancer in the Dark). Dancer in the Dark is the shorter watch at 2h 20m compared with 2h 25m. GoodFellas is the older of the two (1990 against 2000). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Dancer in the Dark posterDancer in the Dark2000 VS GoodFellas posterGoodFellas1990
Dancer in the DarkGoodFellas
Audience score★ 7.9/10★ 8.5/10
Year20001990
Length2h 20m2h 25m
GenresCrime, DramaCrime, Drama
CountryDenmarkUnited States of America
DirectorLars von TrierMartin Scorsese
Main castPeter Stormare, Željko Ivanek, David Morse, Jean-Marc Barr, Cara SeymourRay Liotta, Robert De Niro, Frank Vincent, Tony Darrow, Lorraine Bracco

Synopsis

Dancer in the Dark

Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.

GoodFellas

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.

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